#alternativefacts? Citizens' perceptions of the reliability of 'facts' presented online by political parties in Scotland.

Baxter, Graeme; Marcella, Rita

Abstract

This conference paper presented the emerging findings of research which explored the relationship between post-truth politics and Scottish citizens' information behaviour. The research consisted of two key elements. Firstly, an online survey (538 responses) gathered citizens' opinions on the reliability of five images containing various 'facts and figures' that had been posted on social media by Scotland's five main political parties. Secondly, 23 extended interviews with citizens explored their response to information explicitly presented as 'the facts' on the websites of the five main Scottish parties.

Citation

BAXTER, G. and MARCELLA, R. 2017. #alternativefacts? Citizens' perceptions of the reliability of 'facts' presented online by political parties in Scotland. Presented at Staffordshire University Library Teachmeet: information literacy and making judgements: from Brexit to The White House, 4 May 2017, Stoke-on Trent, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Lecture
• Conference Name: Staffordshire University Library Teachmeet: information literacy and making judgements: from Brexit to The White House
• Conference Location: Stoke-on Trent, UK
• Start Date: May 4, 2017
• End Date: May 4, 2017
• Deposit Date: Aug 22, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 22, 2017
• Keywords: Political parties; Facts; Falsehoods; Scotland
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2460
• Publisher URL: http://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/teachmeets/infolit